My husband and I have decided to consider becoming weather forecasters post-retirement. I say this because –
- we FINISHED the demolition of the 2nd failed brick planter, AND
- we also put a tarp over my cement mixer behind the shop that we use to mix Mel’s Mix (the special soil replacement ingredients we use in our raised bed square foot planters
Because of these two things, we can practically assure everyone that the 40% chance we had of rain tomorrow morning is no longer applicable.
If we HADN’T finished and the soil wasn’t covered up, we would have had a deluge. We have proved this several times before in the 30+ years we’ve lived here. :0)
I’m thinking of calling our local weather guys and girls and letting them know there should be a change in the forecast….
Here is the 2nd 8 foot x 1-1/2 foot demolished-waiting-for-spring-for-us-to-rebuild-the-planter.
We did the work today in record time because the plant roots remaining weren’t completely root-bound and also we learned the best tools to use and techniques on the FIRST failed planter we demolished.
I hope the other people who live in our area weren’t depending on it raining tomorrow…. :0)
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Never fails..know everytime I plan something big the weather pushes it back. Especially snow!
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I hear you. I feel the same. We’re always hurrying to stay ahead of weather that will mess us up – rain at the wrong time, snow and ice that will keep us up on top of our ridge line, etc. I’m just glad that we were able to keep from losing ALL the expensive potting soil we put into the planter.
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That’s amazing! Go for it. You are never too old to chase your dreams. Think of all the experience and life knowledge you can bring to the table to a future employer. Congratulations on considering this new venture. 🙂
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Thank you for the encouragement. This was actually said tongue-in-cheek. My husband and I are both retired and really have no interest in working for anyone else at this point. Our ‘career’ as weather forecasters would be in the nature of old people knowing when the weather is going to change because their joints hurt. Whenever we need good weather, the heavens open up and Mother Nature laughs at our feeble efforts. I’m glad there are people like you in the world. We all need encouragement. Stepping outside our comfort zones is daunting. I’ll bet you help a lot of people. THANKS for reading my blog. I hope you’ll continue :0)
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